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* ''Islands in the Net'' by Bruce Sterling has The Church of Ishtar along these lines.
* [[Vorkosigan Saga]]'s Beta Colony has its LPSTs: Licensed Professional Sexual Therapists. The hermaphrodite ones are especially popular.
* [[Spider Robinson]]'s ''Callahan's Lady'' series is about a bar/brothel run by Lady Sally, wife of [[
* The Cult of Ashera mentioned in Neal Stephenson's ''Snow Crash'', which used cult prostitutes to spread their metavirus.
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* [[Truth in Television]]: There is such an organisation in the UK called the ''International Union of Sex Workers''. They're part of the GMB, and I remember an article from a few years back about table-dancers joining the GMB as well, inspired by the example. (The GMB is Britain's General Union -- basically a way for those who aren't part of the huge professions to have a chance at some representation at the higher levels).
** There is also the English Collective of Prostitutes.
** In general there are a [
*** [[Fun With Acronyms|Is CGEL pronounced "kegel"?]]
* This is also dead serious in some South American nations; they want their rights.
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